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by keebEz 3322 days ago
Game theory wise though, this is a sound statement. Science and scientists have shown that they are beholden to the powers of self-interest.

Public choice theory[0] goes a long way.. not sure if this is an improvement, but the lack of progress on actually addressing climate change, instead of just debating is, is peculiar.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_choice

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I'm very fond of public choice theory but you need to offer something better than simply pointing to its existence after opening with the claim that all scientists are self-serving, which has the primary effect of foreclosing discussion before it even gets started.